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Influential Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law Celebrates 20 Years of Publication

Twenty years since its launch the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law is going strong, ranked by the Washington & Lee University School of Law as the most cited legal periodical in the United States and selected non-U.S. regions in the topical area of gender, social policy, and the law. 

Electronic copies of the Journal’s articles have been accessed over 30,000 times through their digital repository.

“We still fill a void in legal scholarship,” explains Rafael Roberti, 3L and current editor-in-chief of the Journal. “We’re known for publishing non-traditional legal pieces, which some journals would not accept.  We publish articles that educate and empower people--even if they’re not a lawyer. We provide a forum for them.”

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May 16, U.N. Radio - Dean Claudio Grossman, in his role as chair of the U.N. Committee Against Torture, addresses the alleged human rights abuses in Syria. Listen to his remarks.

May 11, New York Post - Professor Anna Gelpern comments on Elliott Capital Management’s Paul Singer's legal battle with the U.S. Treasury Department over his Argentine debt position. Read the article.

May 9, The Hill - In his capacity as Maryland State Senator, Professor Jamin Raskin blogs to urge voters to spend time supporting a National Popular vote. Read the post.

May 8, Politico - In anticipation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement talks, Professor Sean Flynn discusses why the treaty contains few benefits for nations other than the United States. Read the article.

May 5, Al Jazeera - Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks. Watch the segment.

April 27, Atlantic Wire - Daniel Metcalfe, executive director of the Collaboration on Government Secrecy, says that a federal judge overlooked a key legal requirement in his ruling rejecting a lawsuit that sought the release of Osama bin Laden's death photos. Read the article.

April 26, Univision - Jayesh Rathod, professor and director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic, discusses D.C. language access and the release of a related report by the law school's clinic. Watch the segment.

April 24, Al Jazeera - On The Stream, Professor Jorge Contreras discusses whether patents help to advance technology or limit innovation. Watch the show.

April 13, Reuters - Professor Jorge Contreras comments on a ruling by U.S. District Judge granting Microsoft's motion for a TRO, effectively preventing Motorola from acting to enforce whatever relief it's granted in an ongoing German patent case which claims Microsoft Windows and Xbox products infringe patents that are part of Motorola's standard-essential portfolio. Read the story.

April 12, WAMU - Maryland State Senator and Professor Jamin Raskin discusses the Maryland General Assembly's ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Listen to the segment.

April 10, Reuters - Opinion writer Felix Salmon cites Professor Anna Gelpern's Credit Slips blog post about Argentina's battle with creditors over the meaning and import of the pari passu (equal treatment) clause in sovereign debt contracts. Read the article.

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